Takeover eliminated from King of Kings Prospect League playoffs by 315 Elite

UTICA >> In the King of Kings Prospect League this summer, basketball players from small schools in Central New York teamed up to form Takeover. The team proved it could play with anyone, reaching the postseason and advancing to the semifinals.

However, Takeover appeared to be overmatched at Mohawk Valley Community College on Saturday.

Whitesboro’s T.J. Borza scored 21 points while Proctor’s Daquan Testamark and Tyvon Reed added 17 apiece in an 85-49 victory for 315 Elite, leading to a berth in the final against Utica Select.

315 Elite opened the game on an 8-3 run, getting four points from Testamark including a dunk on the receiving end of an alley-oop from Warmack. Takeover got back in the game with a 6-2 run following a timeout, led by a pair of baskets inside by Sawyer.

However, Borza answered for 325 Elite. With his team leading 10-9, he scored inside while drawing a foul and converted the three-point play. Borza would add a 3-pointer, giving 315 Elite a 16-9 lead.

Borza would tally 13 points in the first half and Testamark added 10 as 315 Elite began to pull away. Warmack made a pair of 3-pointers and Borza added a basket to give 315 Elite a 30-17 advantage. Elite would twice push the lead to 14 points before Hamilton’s Zach Wilcox made a pair of free throws to close the first half with Takeover trailing 41-29.

Testamark and Borza would help 315 Elite put the game away for good with a 9-0 run to start the second half. Takeover struggled with 315 Elite’s pressure defense and Testamark turned a pair of turnovers into four points before Borza made a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 50-29. Takeover would get within 17 but no closer as Reed scored 11 of his 17 in the second half to help 315 Elite run away with the victory.

Utica Select advanced to the final earlier in the day and will face 315 Elite today at 2:30 p.m. at Mohawk Valley Community College.

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